Legal Opinion

Newton Bryan v. City of Philadelphia, et al.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 16, 2026No. 2:25-cv-06583Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NEWTON BRYAN, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-6583 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al., : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM KENNEY, J. JANUARY 16, 2026 Newton Bryan filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

raising constitutional claims based on, inter alia, his allegedly unlawful arrest, prosecution, and conviction. Bryan also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. For the following reasons, leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted, and the Complaint will be dismissed. I. FACTUAL…

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